The camel and the wheel
By: Richard W. Bulliet.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: Camels -- History; Camels -- Middle East -- History; Camels -- Africa, North -- History; Wheels -- Middle East -- History; Wheels -- Africa, North -- History; Transportation -- Middle East -- History; Transportation -- Africa, North -- History; Animals and history -- Middle East; Animals and history -- Africa, North
Description: Discusses why the camel replaced wheeled vehicles as a method of transportation in the Middle East and North Africa between the 3rd and 6th centuries A.D.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 271-277.
Includes index.